girl's name
Jovie
JOH-vee (English)
- Origin Latin, English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 5,461
the United States
#520
2025 births
Jovie is a girl's name that's generally linked with Jove, the Roman Jupiter, and with the English word jovial, "cheerful." It became widely known through the character played by Zooey Deschanel in the 2003 Christmas film Elf.
- Jovie is a name of Latin, English origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 581 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,706 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2004.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Jovie Over Time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 335 |
| 2010s | 1,934 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,644 |
What Jovie Means
Jovie is usually read as joyful or cheerful, through jovial. It's also a short form of names such as Jovana and Jovita, though Jovana has a separate root.
Where Jovie Comes From
Jove is the old English name for Jupiter, from Latin Iovis. Astrologers held that people born under Jupiter were happy, which gave English the adjective jovial. Jovie arose as a modern first name, and Namepedia describes it as a twentieth- and twenty-first-century coinage. Wikipedia notes its use as a short form of Jovana or Jovita, and MomJunction links it with Jovi, a name familiar through singer Jon Bon Jovi. The Elf character gave it a Christmas association. The fashion for -ie names such as Sadie and Evie has helped.
Jovie in Use
The film gives the name a holiday association, and it's frequently listed with Christmas names. It works year-round too, because its link to joy has nothing to do with the season.
How Popular Is Jovie?
In 2025, Jovie was given to 581 babies in the United States, ranking #520 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Where Jovie Is Used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names That Peaked Alongside Jovie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents Who Like Jovie Also Like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jovie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
How to Say Jovie
- English JOH-vee
Jovie in Other Languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Jovi
Sibling Names for Jovie
Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Jovie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common Questions About Jovie
What does the name Jovie mean?
Joyful or cheerful, linked to the word jovial.
Is Jovie from the movie Elf?
The film made it widely known, through Zooey Deschanel's character.
How do you pronounce Jovie?
JOH-vee.
How popular is the name Jovie?
In 2025, Jovie was given to 581 babies in the United States, ranking #520 that year. It ranks among the top 1,000 names in the United States.
Is Jovie a girl's or a boy's name?
Jovie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Jovie?
Jovie has 2 syllables.
When was Jovie most popular?
Jovie peaked in 2025, when 581 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Jovie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jovie currently ranks #520 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.